Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27
TALKS WITH STOCKHOLDERS
The Ledger interviewing Corps at
Work Again-The Result.

The LEDGER last week inter
viewed a number of the stock
holders in the Mining Company, in
order to ascertain the general opin-
ion as to what course the Board OF
Directors should take. As will be
seen, a large number favor letting
the directory dispose of the matter
as it e e fit, though a number of
other opinions are set forth:
A. G. Turner: Give shares.( l
have implicit confidence in the
judgment of the directors, and am
willing to abide by any action they
may take.
w. J. Rixey: Give shares.) l
am willing to leave the matter to
the board of directors.
W. w. Harper: (Ten shares.) l
am in favor of leaving the matter to
the directors. l would favor max
ing a donation to the Godfrey pillow
factory or the Masonic Home.
Woodward & Son: (Ten shares
Buy the lot and give hole and rest
ofmoney to some good manufacture
ing interest.
G.. d. Ferris: twenty-five
shares.) We have gone far enough
to know that the hole is a failure;
now lets stop and try something
else. Wolf has done his best, now
pay him off.
G. Leslie Ferris: (Ten shares
For years the cry has been, enc
water for manufacturing purposes
now we have water. Buy the lot
and inside of u months it will at.
tract manufacturing interests o.
some kind. 1 think we have done
well to secure such an abundance
of water.
A. NJ. Harrison: CTen shares,
l helped elect the directors, and
think they.are in every way com.
petent.
Jas. Pasqueth: Give shares.)
am willing to stand by the diree
tors. l did not go into the compa.
ny expecting to make a fortune [
wanted to see if we had any Goa
under US.
W. L. Paul: Give shares.)
will be satisfied with any course
pursued by the directors.
H. Easter: Give shares.)
want to see a 3,000-foot hole pu
down. I don't care whether it i
on Flat Rock, or at another place
Am willing to double my subserip
ton to this end. l am not satisfies
with the result.
D. E. Shea: 1.-TWO shares.)
am not sufficiently posted to ex
press an opinion. 1 am perfect
willing to leave the matter to th
directors, in whom [ have grea
confidence.
J. G.. Lakenan: Lakenan
Barnes, twenty-five shares.) | an
willing to stand by the directors
1 have not studied the matter suf
feently to express an opinion furth
er than this.
Joseph Murray: Give shares.
1 am in favor of putting the hol'
down 5000 feet, according to con
tract.
Houston & Trimble: (Tel
shares) We are in favor of leay
ing the matter to the directors
That's what we elected them for
G.. E. Purnell: (Twenty shares.
/ favor letting the directors atten'
to this matter. If they do not fee
like it, then let them call ameetin
of the stockholders. If the wor
cannot be finished, Think the none
could be placed in some othe
way, which would be of great &C
vantage to the city.
Major Lawder: Give shares.
/ have been to Colorado for som
weeks, and am not prepared
give an intelligent opinion on thi
question. | am willing to abide b
whatever action the director
choose to take. If they do not cal
to undergo the responsibility, the
let a meeting of the stockholdel
be called and the matter settled.
J.. F. Llewellyn: Give shares
think it would pay the compan
to buy the ground, fit can be ha
at a reasonable figure; if not, | f
vor filling up the hole. The dire
tors were not interviewed, as the
do not are about expressing then
selves until a board meeting HI
been held. The directors are RI
fus Hisey, president, j. c. Bas
ford, vice-president; A. c. Barne
secretary; H. A. Ricketts, and c.
Clark.